Word: tragic
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...contrary to what he and other senior officials had insisted for months, that more troops were now needed. He said his new approach might not show results anytime soon and, as bad as that sounds, the alternatives were worse, he claimed. Bush did not say he had made a tragic mistake, but he came closer than he ever had before. "Where mistakes have been made," the President declared, "the responsibility rests with...
...tragic. every European acquaintance I asked about the Iraq invasion, including a German air-force general, said it would only make things worse. It was that simple. I'm surprised that Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell and others didn't have that insight. I am afraid the fear of being labeled un-American and soft on terrorism was enough to quiet the voices of many in Washington who knew better. Jim Buckley Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany...
...hero or a tragic figure? People should not be categorized. These men, in their own way, lived as best as they could. And I think that, in the film, Clint gave each a breath of life. People like that get destroyed. That...
...environment? I don't want to talk politics, but I think that everybody who sees it will understand what this film is trying to say. This film is not a display of patriotism, it is not an ode to war, and it does not treat the Japanese as tragic victims. It is a testimony to what...
...long-term consequences are insidious as well as tragic and even relate to the ability of the U.S. to prevail against the jihadists. Not only does malaria sap worker productivity and scare away business investment, but it also, paradoxically, increases the rate of population growth. Instead of having two or three children, couples in a malarial region often choose to have six or seven--unsure how many will survive...